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Asmongold defends MrBeast amid “forced” hate over AI YouTube thumbnails

by admin June 23, 2025

Twitch star Asmongold is stepping up to defend MrBeast after the most-subscribed YouTuber came under fire for his AI video tools.

On June 20, Jimmy ‘MrBeast’ Donaldson set the internet into a frenzy after he unveiled new tools to help YouTubers create thumbnails for their videos with his Viewstats service.

The backlash came quickly, with popular creator JackSepticEye accusing Donaldson of “ruining YouTube” and many others, such as Pointcrow, putting MrBeast on blast.

Although MrBeast deleted the AI thumbnail post and promised that changes were in the works, Asmongold doesn’t believe the tsunami of backlash against the YouTube star was actually warranted.

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Asmongold says MrBeast anti-AI hate is “forced”

During a June 2025 broadcast, Asmongold checked out the negative responses MrBeast was receiving and explained why he felt it was all manufactured outrage.

“This is, in my opinion, I think the anti-AI hate is the most forced f**king thing on the internet,” he said. “It’s the most forced thing on the internet, and all it is is a bunch of creators and artists who are trying to get their audience riled up against AI.”

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Asmongold thinks the hate on AI is “forced” after MrBeast got cooked on the timeline for promoting an AI thumbnail website

“All it is, is a bunch of creators and artists..who get their audience riled up..because they don’t wanna be replaced” pic.twitter.com/5gssnq5bft

— yeet (@Awk20000) June 22, 2025

According to Asmongold, these individuals are worried about being replaced by artificial intelligence, and that’s why they’ve reacted the way they have.

“It’s so annoying. It really is!” the Kick and Twitch streamer exclaimed.

For his part, MrBeast remains committed to helping creators, but has adjusted his approach, indicating that he’d rather create a tool that provides inspiration to artists and not take their place.

“My goal with Viewstats is to build tools to level the playing field between people like me with 300 employees and new creators that can’t afford a small army,” Donaldson said.

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The fears of AI extend beyond just content creation, however. Notably, Twitch legend Ninja believes that AI will make streaming “impossible” because of how easily users will be able to generate fake videos of streamers.

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MrBeast promises changes to AI YouTube tools after backlash from creators

by admin June 22, 2025

MrBeast created a system that allows for YouTubers to AI generate thumbnails that are algorithmically tuned to optimize engagement for their videos. JackSepticEye has spoken out against him, condemning the practice entirely, and other creators have followed suit.

While MrBeast has had his fair share of controversy in recent years, he has remained the biggest YouTuber in the world in terms of subscribers and average viewership per upload.

Now, he’s introduced a system that allows users to AI generate thumbnails for their YouTube videos in a way that makes their videos much more clickable.

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JackSepticEye has wholly rejected the idea, objecting to his inclusion in MrBeast’s video demo for the product and calling him out publicly for it.

JackSepticEye calls out MrBeast for creating YouTube AI tools

Instead of using image manipulation tools like Photoshop or hiring an editor, MrBeast is working with Viewstats to create a different option: AI thumbnail tools.

It allows users to pick a YouTube channel, use their video thumbnails as “inspiration”, and put in a prompt to get something similar but themed around their video. It even allows users to put their own face into a thumbnail to theme it around their channel.

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And, while Viewstats has a monthly fee of $80 USD attached to the service, that’s a lot cheaper than hiring a thumbnail artist for people who need clickable videos in order to turn YouTube into a career or make the platform more profitable.

JackSepticEye objected to his inclusion in the video and to the software’s existence as a whole, directly calling out MrBeast over it.

MrBeast using his AI tool to create an image based on his YouTube channel’s thumbnails

“What the actual f**k… and he used my logo in the promotion for it too. I hate what this platform is turning into. F**k AI,” he said.

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JackSepticEye has been critical of MrBeast in the past, believing that his approach to content creation is “ruining YouTube” and claiming that his approach takes the fun out of making videos.

This caused beef between the two creators, with Jimmy calling Jack’s words toward him “insanely disrespectful” at the time. Though they settled the beef after talking to each other privately, a feud between the two creators may be back on the table.

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Jack isn’t the only one, though, with YouTuber PointCrow calling him out directly. The two YouTubers had a conversation about it, leading to MrBeast deleting his tweet and promising changes to the AI tool.

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“I spend days, weeks, sometimes months thinking of thumbnails, working with artists to craft the perfect one — and you’ve made something that can steal my (and my artists) hard work without a thought. Your model is clearly trained on all our thumbnails and uses them without any creators permission, and makes it not only easy, but it attempts to make this socially acceptable too,” reads a small part of PointCrow’s critical Tweet about MrBeast’s tool.

A few hours later, he posted this:

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“Had a chat with MrBeast about his AI thumbnail creation tool. While I’m uncertain what will be happening moving forward, I’ve voiced my thoughts directly to him. Great idea to want to make content creation more accessible, but this isn’t remotely the solution to that and actually fundamentally hurts creators as a whole,” the YouTuber claims.

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“Just mentioning because I think it’s important to note that he reached out, even though we still largely disagree. Leaving everything up to discourage this still, and I’ll count this hopefully as my bookend to the saga,”

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MrBeast replied to that, outlining the changes he wants to make to the tool.

“Already working on changes like Faceswap should only be used to swap your face on YOUR thumbnail, obviously not others. And overall I’ll build this more in a way to be inspiration for artists/a tool they use and not replace them. Very good feedback.

“My goal with Viewstats is to build tools to level the playing field between people like me with 300 employees and new creators that can’t afford a small army,” MrBeast explained.

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MrBeast gave his friend over $400k to lose 100 pounds in a video that almost wasn’t released

by admin June 21, 2025

MrBeast created a video centered entirely on helping his friend Majd lose enough weight to change his life, and he wound up winning over $250k over the course of a year. However, he did while isolated from the outside world and stuck in a training facility.

Often, when MrBeast creates challenges based around being stuck somewhere for an extended period of time, the challenge is surviving and maintaining your sanity. The same was true of many Beast Games challenges.

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For Majd, it wasn’t about surviving: It was about thriving. He was given unlimited access to food, workout equipment, and a personal trainer, but with the caveat that he was stuck in a small circle until he lost 100 pounds.

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After almost 6 months, he managed to lose the weight and earned himself a lot more than $250k. But unfortunately, Coach Wall, the person who motivated Majd most across this journey, died while the video was being filmed.

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MrBeast’s friend Majd loses 100 pounds in emotional weight loss video

What started at $250k ballooned to $417,650 as a result of intense fitness challenges he had to complete to earn some extra cash.

They gave him a full makeover after the fact, trimming up his beard and presenting a side-by-side showing that his months of work paid off.

While the video had a happy ending, with Majd losing the weight and seeing the results of his effort, it was almost never released.

Coach Tyler Wall, someone who trained with Majd almost every day at the start of the challenge, died halfway through filming. MrBeast offered to end the video entirely and make sure it never saw the light of day out of respect for his family.

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“Coach Wall was a remarkable individual whose kindness and genuine spirit touched all who knew him. His loss has left our hearts heavy with grief. Following this tragic news, we reached out to Coach Wall’s family to determine whether this video should be shared. With grace and wisdom, they expressed that Tyler would have wanted his message of hope and positivity to continue reaching others, even in his absence,” reads a statement on MrBeast’s channel.

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The only information available at this time is that Coach Tyler Wall was found dead in his apartment. His cause of death has been kept private.

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MrBeast’s team broke the news, and Majd kept going despite the sudden and shocking death of the man who was motivating him to get through the challenge.

Months later, when Majd lost the weight and stepped back into the outside world, he dedicated it to Coach Wall.

“Without Coach Wall, I wouldn’t have been able to do this. He said it’d be so cool we get to this together. And today is that day,” he said when leaving the circle on Day 178, his last day in captivity.

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We got some exclusive behind-the-scenes access to their set while the video was being filmed, and you can watch that below:

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A photo of MrBeast against a wall of dollar signs.

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MrBeast, Jake Paul & Charli D’Amelio top list of 2025’s highest-earning creators

by admin June 17, 2025

Forbes has released their list of 2025’s highest-earning content creators, with names like MrBeast, Jake Paul and Charli D’Amelio taking over the top 10.

More kids than ever before want to be influencers rather than doctors or lawyers when they grow up — and after taking a look at how much money the net’s top content creators are making, it’s not hard to see why.

While some influencers flex their bank accounts more than others, it’s common knowledge that big-time personalities like MrBeast, Logan Paul and xQc make the big bucks. (xQc famously penned a $100M contract with Kick in 2023, for instance.)

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Two years later, Forbes has ranked social media’s top 50 stars to see who is really making the most… and some of their findings might surprise you.

Instagram: mrbeastMrBeast became one of the world’s youngest self-made billionaires in 2025.

MrBeast ranks as the world’st highest-earning influencer

Jimmy ‘MrBeast’ Donaldson came in at first place with a projected net worth of $85 million. While he’s got the dough to spend on major projects like his Beast Games Amazon Prime series and viral YouTube videos, he’s also admitted that he’s not very liquid and even had to borrow money from his mom to pay for his wedding.

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Dhar Mann, a creator known for producing ‘life lesson’ style videos, ranks at second place with $56M, having gotten his own ‘Hollywood-style’ production studio to create content.

YouTube star turned boxer Jake Paul weighs in at third place with $50M, likely owing to his purses from major bouts like his Mike Tyson fight and his very own men’s hygiene line, W by Jake Paul.

W by Jake PaulJake Paul is one of the top five highest-earning content creators on the net.

Good Mythical Morning duo Rhett & Link come in fourth place with $36M, followed by Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper with $32M.

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However, the real shockers come far down in the list. While IShowSpeed and Kai Cenat are arguably some of the most popular figures on the internet, they rank near the bottom; Speed comes in at 42nd place with $20M and Kai Cenat at 28th $8.5M.

The full list of Forbes’ top creators can be viewed below:

1. MrBeast: $85M
2. Dhar Mann: $56M
3. Jake Paul: $50M
4. Rhett & Link: $36M
5. Alex Cooper: $32M
6. Charli D’Amelio: $23.5M
7. Matt Rife: $50M
8. Mark Rober: $25M
9. Druski: $14M
10. Khaby Lame: $20M
11. Steven Bartlett: $29M
12. Dixie D’Amelio: $14.6M
13. Brent Rivera: $11M
14. Dani Austin: $13.6M
15. Logan Paul: $10M
16. Nick DiGiovanni: $10M
17. Marques Brownlee: $10M
18. Emma Chamberlain: $9M
19. Stokes Twins: $20M
20. Ms Rachel: $23M
21. Ryan Kaji: $35M
22. Rebecca Zamolo: $22M
23. Jacksepticeye: $18M
24. Adam W: $16.5M
25. Typical Gamer: $17M
26. Markiplier: $32M
27. Nickmercs: $13M
28. Kai Cenat: $8.5M
29. Bailey Sarian: $9.5M
30. Addison Rae: $5M
31. Devon Rodriguez: $7M
32. Alix Earle: $8M
33. Mikayla Nogueira: $7.8M
34. Erika Kullberg: $7.2M
35. Alan Chikin Chow: $3.8M
36. Haley Kalil: $6.5M
37. Jake Shane: $9M
38. Hannah Stocking: $5M
39. Josh Richards: $6M
40. Lexi Rivera: $5M
41. Livvy Dunne: $4.9M
42. IShowSpeed: $20M
43. Brooke Monk: $2.6M
44. iJustine: $3.5M
45. Drew Afualo: $2.8M
46. Xandra (Alexandra Pohl): $3M
47. Jordan the Stallion Howlett: $11M
48. Wisdom Kaye: $5M
49. Monet McMichael: $7.7M
50. Nara Smith: $9M

We’ve already broken down the net worth of some of the net’s biggest stars, such as MrBeast, who became one of the world’s youngest self-made billionaires earlier this year with a projected salary of $50M per month.

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MrBeast guest stars as himself Mariah Carey’s Type Dangerous music video

by admin June 14, 2025

Mariah Carey is back, and she’s brought an unexpected guest with her upon the release of her song ‘Type Dangerous’. MrBeast showed up at the end, starring as the most “dangerous” man of all.

The song itself released a week before the music video, garnering over a million views on YouTube ahead of the official music video. However, from the lyrics of the song, no one would have expected MrBeast to show up.

He’s been working on his physique for the past few years to get himself in better shape, and its paid off. MrBeast didn’t look too out of place in a music video about “dangerous” boys.

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MrBeast guest stars in Mariah Carey video as “Mr. Beast”

The core storyline of the video and song is that Mariah Carey “likes ’em dangerous”, with each part of the video having a “Mr” something. Whether it be a player, dancer, or dealer, the lyrics go through a list of men she had a flirtatious rivalry with.

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And, at the very end, the final “Mr” was MrBeast himself. Arguably the most famous Mr in the world, he has a brief cameo with the same sort of editing that the other men in the video got, framing him as “her type”.

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However, she shrugged him off, saying “I don’t know him,” resulting in MrBeast exploding into a cloud of money mere seconds after he shows up on screen.

With the release of this video, we now know where the viral images of “Hood MrBeast” look came from.

It’s probably a good thing for MrBeast that Mariah Carey wasn’t interested seeing as he proposed to his fiancé at the end of 2024, with him making an entire video dedicated to taking her on some very expensive dates.

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